Polishing composition



Patented Mar. 26, 1935 v POLISHING COMPOSITION Herbert Spencer Polin, New York, N. Ysassignor to Polin, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of Delaware No Drawing. Application November 18, 1932, Serial No. 643,289

14 Claims. (Cl. 134-24) This invention relates to a polishing composiand preferably also casein with the soap in pretion and includes both the new composition and paring my polishing composition. the method of making it. The polishing com- I use wax which is not soluble in water. I position contains both wax andsoap' and comprefer a wax having a relatively high melting i bines the functions of a cleaning agent and wax point, that is, a wax which after application will surfacer. not be affected by ordinary atmospheric tempera- Wax in small amounts may have been added to ture changes nor, by the friction of contact. cleaning compositions, but so far as I am aware Various waxes with a melting point above 75 C. there is no soap compound on the market which have been used.

contains sufiicient undissolved wax to form a In order to produce a smooth homogeneous 1 product which polishes as it cleans. Conversely, product, I add an appreciable amount of Casein soap has been added. to wax previously, but never or other homogenizer. From about one to ten in such an amount that the mixture could be used percent of casein produces a homogeneous, for cleaning. In my composition, both soap and smooth-flowing liq and the preparation is wax are present in such an amount thateach lighter in color, than otherwise. Without any 15 maintains its functional identity. The soapacts casein, or with less than one p nt the 00mas a cleaning agent; the wax acts as a surfacer pound is darker in color and coarser in texture and preservative. Products which contain a be ng Somewh granular, With a Slight tendency solution of wax in a; low boiling organic solvent r the Sp oil to Separate out. Using more such as gasoline are not suitable because each n n p r n of n. h p t nd 20 fresh application of such a solution dissolves wax to become r iv Other h m s niz r u h already applied to the surf cr ted, In my as albumenose or albumen products and casein product the soap and wax are present as an derivatives may be used instead of casein. When emulsion. casein is used, it may be advantageous to add a Emulsions containing too little wax fail to desmall amount of any usual-ca p s vat v A posit an effective wax covering I find that a, Slight alkalinity of the composition Will usually mixture containing 10% of Wax and ninety per- Sufi cent of soap, oils, etc.'is satisfactory for the pron p pa the p ng composition, I disduction of a, light wax surfacing and somewhat solve the soap in sufiicient water to make about less wax, for example, 5% may be used, but I fifty percent soap solution and to this I-add a 30 prefer to use fifteen percent of wax, and even on-d y animal of Vegetable 0 Such as Sperm up to thirty-five percent. With a compound oil. Other oils such as pine oil may be used, containing more wax than this, I found that duralthough sperm oil appears most satisfactory. ing a single treatment, a fresh application of the Sperm oil by itself is a good cleaning agent. It compound picked up wax previouslydeposited leaves a dry finish and is very satisfactory for during the same treatment. An emulsion conremoving grease. I heat the wax with rosin oil taining 10 to 35% of wax and a considerable and stir the casein mm the mixture'of the two. quantity of soap cleans as a soap and has the I then combine the soap mixture with the wax added property of surfacing with wax. This mixture and thoroughly agitate the two adding composition when applied directly to a dirty more oil if desired to reduce the viscosity of the floor, piece of furniture or automobile, etc. in one product. For example, I add fifteen parts by rubbing operation effectively cleans the surface, Weight Of Water and eight parts of Sp r to deposits a coating of wax and burnishes it. It h r y parts of an a y p p w which is not necessary to clean the surface before ylfi example, have about the following polishing it and the composition contains wax in 130811310111 I the proper amount for speedy burnishing and Pounds effective coverage. Tallow 117 The soap used in the polishing composition coco'afnut 40 may be a household cleaning soap the base of Canine 9% (35'5 Be) 117 sodium silicate 195 wh1ch is ordinarily a comblnatlon of tallow and Pearl ash We 31 olive or pine oil saponified with asodium base. I use twenty or more parts of such a soap in dry I have used other well-known commercial soap powdered form, or I may employ a water solution compositions with. satisfactory results. In a sepaof such a soap. I compound wax, oil and water rate vessel, I heat thirty-five parts by weight of a synthetic wax consisting of chlorinated naphthalene wax and eight parts by weight of rosin oil. The wax and rosin oil are heated to the point of bubbling and then I add four parts by weight of casein and thoroughly stir the mixture. The soap and sperm oil solution is well heated and agitated and the wax and rosin oil mixture is stirred into it. I prefer a liquid product and more sperm oil may be added to reduce the viscosity of the resulting product in the event that it will not flow upon cooling. The mixture is then allowed to cool while it is being agitated and is then bottled immediately. The preferred form of the product is a light colored homogeneous liquid polish which may be applied without additional water to the surface to be polished.

Instead of synthetic wax I may use other waxes such as candelilla, ceresine, raphia, etc. Thirtyfive parts by weight of any of these waxes may be substituted for the synthetic wax mentioned in the formula.

I am not entirely satisfied with my own explanation of the finishing and polishing action of this compound. The finished product is a rather heavy viscous liquid in a finely divided globular state, each small bubble of which carries a centrally located bit of wax. The detergent action of soap is due to its ability as a colloid to produce defiocculation. Dr. Jerome Alexander in his recent book Colloid Chemistry in Chapter Xon page 127, stating the latest theory of the action of soap says: that soap makes dirt particles less adherent to the fabric or surface and to each other. Applying Dr. Alexanders suggestions to my formula, I believe that the action of applying the colloid to a surface forces an exchange between the relatively heavy wax in suspension and the relatively light sediment on the surface to be cleaned, under the agitation of a brisk application with cloth or mop. Since the wax which I employ is not water soluble, its surface adhesion when applied under pressure repels the efforts of the colloid to recover it and continued friction of the applying cloth spreads and burnishes the deposited wax. Since the soap surrounds the wax, it completes its cleaning prior to the depositing of the wax.

I claim:

1. The method of preparing a cleaning and polishing composition which comprises emulsifying water insoluble wax and rosin oil with a solution of soap and an animal or vegetable oil.

2. The method of preparing a cleaning and polishing composition which comprises emulsifying water insoluble wax and rosin oil with a solution of soap and an animal or vegetable oil in the presence of an homogenizing agent.

3. The method of preparing a cleaning and polishing composition which comprises adding a heated aqueous solution of soap and animal or vegetable oil to a heated mixture of water-insoluble wax, rosin oil and casein and emulsifying.

4. The method of making a cleaning and polishing composition which comprises heating a fifty percent solution of water and soap to which sperm oil is added and then adding this to a heated mixture of water-insoluble wax and rosin oil and emulsifying in the presence of an homogenizing agent.

5. The method of making a cleaning and polishing composition which comprises heating a fifty percent solution of water and soap to which sperm oil is added, adding this to a heated mixture of water-insoluble wax and rosin oil containing casein, the amount of wax being at least twenty percent by weight of the whole, and emulsifying.

6. A cleaning and polishing composition which is an emulsion containing a small amount of water, sperm oil, at least ten percent of high melting point wax and at least twenty percent of soap.

7. The method of preparing a cleaning and polishing composition which comprises emulsifying water insoluble wax and rosin oil with a solution of soap and an animal or vegetable oil, the composition to contain 10 to 35% of wax.

8. The method of preparing a cleaning and polishing composition which comprises emulsifying water insoluble wax and rosin oil with a solution of soap and an animal or vegetable oil, the composition to contain 10 to 35% of wax and at least 20% of soap.

9. The method of preparing a cleaning and polishing composition which comprises emulsifying water insoluble wax and rosin oil with a solution of soap and an animal or vegetable oil in the presence of an homogenizing agent, the composition to contain 10 to 35% of wax.

10. The method of preparing a cleaning and polishing composition which comprises emulsifying water insoluble wax and rosin oil with a solution of soap and an animal or vegetable oil in the presence of casein, the composition to contain 10 to 35% of wax.

11. The method of preparing a cleaning and polishing composition which comprises emulsifying water insoluble wax and rosin oil with a solution of soap and an animal or vegetable oil in the presence of an homogenizing agent, the composition to contain 10 to 35% of wax and at least 20% of soap.

12. The method of preparing a cleaning and polishing composition which comprises emulsifying water insoluble wax and rosin oil with a solution of soap and an animal or vegetable oil in the presence of casein, the composition to contain 10 to 35% of wax and at least 20% of soap.

13. A cleaning and polishing composition con sisting of an emulsion containing 10 to 35% of I water-insoluble wax having a high melting point, at least 20% of soap, oil and water.

14. A cleaning and polishing composition consisting of an emulsion containing 10 to 35% of water-insoluble wax having a high melting point,

sperm oil, rosin oil, and 40 to of a. fifty percent solution of soap.

HERBERT SPENCER POLIN. 

